Los Angeles Sparks vs Minnesota Lynx Prediction, 8/6/2026 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Sparks vs Minnesota Lynx

Date: Thursday, August 6, 2026

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Prime Video

The Minnesota Lynx (25-6) play the Los Angeles Sparks (11-17) at Target Center on Thursday.

The Los Angeles Sparks faced off with the Portland Fire and walked away with a win by a score of 106-101 in their last contest. Los Angeles wrapped up the contest with a 52.0% FG percentage (39 out of 75) and knocked down 16 of their 29 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Sparks converted 12 of 14 shots for a percentage of 85.7%. When talking about getting rebounds, they collected a total of 32 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 33 dimes in this game as well as creating 14 turnovers and having 8 steals. When it comes to the defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 45.5% from the field on 35 of 77 shooting. Portland distributed 11 assists and had 8 steals in this game. In addition, Portland had 34 boards (11 offensive, 23 defensive) and had 2 rejections. Portland finished the game at 88.9% when shooting free throws by making 16 of 18 tries. They knocked down 15 out of their 37 attempts from beyond the arc.

Dearica Hamby is one player who had an impact in the matchup. She notched 23 points on 11 of 15 shooting. She was on the hardwood for 29 minutes and pulled down 10 rebounds. Hamby finished 73.3% from the field and also distributed 4 assists.

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Los Angeles heads into this contest with a record of 11-17 for the campaign. They are turning it over 14.3 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling in 30.9 boards per contest and has racked up 611 assists this year, which is 10th in the league in terms of passing. The Sparks are hitting 33.6% on 3-point shots (250 of 745) and 79.4% from the free throw line. They average 89.6 pts per contest (5th in the WNBA) while connecting on 46.6% from the field. Defensively, the Sparks are able to force 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.7 personal fouls. The Sparks defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.9% (387 of 608) and they surrender 35.2 boards per game as a basketball team. They rank 10th in the WNBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 633 surrendered so far this year. They give up 34.6% from beyond the arc while they are 15th in the league in points per game from their opponents (94.3).

In their last game, the Minnesota Lynx got the victory with a final of 108-100 against the Indiana Fever. The Lynx were able to pull down 22 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 33 for the contest. They turned it over 6 times, while recording 6 steals for the game. The Fever earned 15 fouls for this contest which got the Lynx to the free throw line for a total of 15 tries. They were able to make 11 of those for a rate of 73.3%. Concerning 3-point shots, Minnesota converted 11 out of their 25 tries (44.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Lynx finished the game shooting 43 for 76 from the floor which gave them a rate of 56.6%. The Lynx permitted the Fever to convert 39 of 68 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 57.4% in this game. They went 45.8% from three-point range by shooting 11 of 24 and ended up going 11 of 15 from the free throw line (73.3%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Minnesota allowed Indiana to pull down 23 overall (5 on the offensive glass).

Olivia Miles pitched in for the Lynx for this contest. She buried 11 of 14 in the game giving her a rate of 78.6%, and had 4 rebounds. Miles earned 28 points in her 32 mins on the court and had 6 dimes in the matchup.

Minnesota has a mark of 25-6 this year. The Lynx are committing 18.5 personal fouls per game and they hit 80.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 22.0 times per game (3rd in the WNBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.5 times per contest. Minnesota has accounted for 2,874 pts for the season (92.7 per game) and they pull in 35.2 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Lynx are shooting 48.4% from the floor, which ranks 3rd in the league. The Lynx defensively are ranked 3rd in basketball in points per game surrendered with 83.4. They have relinquished 20.3 assists and 32.4 rebounds per contest, which is 9th and 5th in basketball. The Minnesota defense surrenders 32.9% on 3-pointers (284 of 864) and opponents are connecting on 78.9% of their free throw shots. They are able to force 14.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.8% from the field (3rd in basketball).

Who will win tonight's WNBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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